2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw Set For December 18

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – APRIL 26: Fans of Pachuca light flares to celebrate after winning the Final second leg match between Pachuca and Tigres UANL as part of the CONCACAF Champions League 2016/17 at Hidalgo Stadium on April 26, 2017 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Miguel Tovar/LatinContent/Getty Images)

Miami, FL. (November 30, 2017) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has set a date and format for the draw of the first round of the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) knockout stage. The draw will occur on Monday, December 18, at 7:00 pm ET.

The American and Mexican based teams qualified by various accomplishments in Major League Soccer and Liga MX, respectively. Toronto FC qualified by winning the Amway Canadian Championship. The first round will be a straight two round knockout competition with away goals. The teams will begin play in February.

Teams from Pot 1 will be matched up with a team from Pot 2. The Pot 2 teams will host leg one of the series. After the draw, the tournament will follow a bracket format, per CONCACAF:

“For the Round of 16, clubs drawn from Pot 1 will play away first, and host the return matches. The winners of matchups number 1, 3, 5 and 7, will host the return leg of the quarterfinals and will face the winners of matchups 2, 4, 6 and 8 respectively.”

Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2018 Match Date WindowsRound of 16: February 20-22 and February 27- March 1, 2018Quarterfinals: March 6-8 and March 13-15, 2018Semifinals: April 3-5 and April 10-12, 2018Finals: April 17-19 and April 24-26, 2018